October 6 - The Day in History

October 6 : General Interest 1866: First U.S. train robbery On this day in 1866, the Reno gang carries out the first robbery of a moving train in the U.S., making off with over $10,000 from an Ohio & Mississippi train in Jackson County, Indiana... read more American Revolution 1777 : British capture Forts Montgomery and Clinton http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/british-capture-forts-montgomery-and-clinton Automotive 1993 : Natchez Trace Parkway arches are complete http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/natchez-trace-parkway-arches-are-complete Civil War 1863 : Confederate guerillas attack Baxter Springs, Kansas http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-quantrill-attacks-baxter-springs-kansas Cold War 1973 : The Yom Kippur War brings United States and USSR to brink of conflict http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-yom-kippur-war-brings-united-states-and-ussr-to-brink-of-conflict Crime 1981 : The president of Egypt is assassinated http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-president-of-egypt-is-assassinated Disaster 1972 : Train derails in Mexico http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/train-derails-in-mexico General Interest 1683 : First Mennonites arrive in America http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-mennonites-arrive-in-america 1961 : Kennedy urges Americans to build bomb shelters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/kennedy-urges-americans-to-build-bomb-shelters 1973 : Yom Kippur War begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yom-kippur-war-begins Hollywood 1991 : Liz Taylor marries husband No. 7 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/liz-taylor-marries-husband-no-7 Literary 1847 : Jane Eyre is published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jane-eyre-is-published Music 1996 : Country superstars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw wed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/country-superstars-faith-hill-and-tim-mcgraw-wed Old West 1866 : The Reno brothers carry out the first train robbery in U.S. history http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-reno-brothers-carry-out-the-first-train-robbery-in-us-history Presidential 1996 : Bill Clinton debates Bob Dole http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bill-clinton-debates-bob-dole Sports 1926 : Babe Ruth sets a World Series record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/babe-ruth-sets-a-world-series-record Vietnam War 1967 : U.S. jets strike targets in North Vietnam http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-jets-strike-targets-in-north-vietnam 1970 : South Vietnamese forces withdraw from Cambodia http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-forces-withdraw-from-cambodia World War I 1908 : Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/austria-hungary-annexes-bosnia-herzegovina World War II 1945 : Pierre Laval attempts suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pierre-laval-attempts-suicide

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